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authority except as explicitly or implicitly granted by a state legislature) the Cooley Doctrine proposed a legal theory of an inherent but constitutionally-permitted right to local self-determination. In a concurring opinion, Cooley, J., wrote "local government is matter of absolute right; and the
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in 1864, Cooley was elected to the Supreme Court of Michigan, and served as the chief justice for 20 years. Politically, he remained a Republican, and even considered running for Congress in 1872. However, he maintained a certain independence politically, and bolted from the Republican party as a
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It is axiomatic that the management of purely local affairs belongs to the people concerned, not only because of being their own affairs, but because they will best understand, and be most competent to manage them. The continued and permanent existence of local government is, therefore,
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in 1884, and later in 1894. This independence may have cost him an appointment to the US Supreme Court. However, he was rewarded politically when in 1887 when President Cleveland nominated him to the
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States: With a Preliminary Review of the Constitutional History of the Colonies and States Before the Adoption of the Constitution 4th Edition
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that if they are unlucky enough to be office holders or office seekers, they must be prepared to shoulder the almost impossible burden of showing defendant's "special malice". Students of
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Many of the original tomes memorializing and comprising Cooley's scholarly works are preserved and on display in the Thomas M. Cooley Law School Strosacker Law Library.
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was published in Chicago by Callaghan and Company in 1907. A Students' Edition was edited by John Lewis, a legal scholar and contemporary of Cooley. Lewis also wrote
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Cooley, Thomas M. (1878) A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations Which Rest Upon the Legislative Power of the States of the American Union, 4th Ed. Boston:
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wrote of the extranational judicial recognition (and, of course, that under the United States) of the implementation of, or concurrence with,
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will note this additional aspect of modern libel law as applied to legal issues intersecting the comments and comportment of public figures.
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In addition to his small legal practice, Cooley was active in other intellectual and political pursuits. He wrote poems criticizing
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A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations Which Rest Upon the Legislative Power of the States of the American Union
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Carrington, Paul D. "The Constitutional Law Scholarship of Thomas McIntyre Cooley" 41 Am. J. Legal Hist. 368 (1997).
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Jones, Alan. "Thomas M. Cooley and the Michigan Supreme Court: 1865–1885", 10 Am. J. Legal Hist. 97 (1966).
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Completed in March, 1880, while Dean of the University of Michigan, Cooley had published his treatise
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and continued to study law. By 1846, he was admitted to the Michigan bar and married Mary Horton.
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This doctrine should not be confused with the now-abrogated "Cooley Doctrine" arising from
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Amendment I of the United States Constitution and freedom of the press in the United States
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and took an interest in the law and literary pursuits. In 1842, he studied law under
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A Treatise on the Law of Torts or the Wrongs which Arise Independently of Contract
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A Treatise on the Law of Torts or the Wrongs Which Arise Independently of Contract
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A Treatise on the Law of Torts or the Wrongs Which Arise Independently of Contract
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Knowlton, Jerome C. "Thomas McInture Cooley", 5 Mich. L. Rev. 309 (1906–1907).
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The General Principles of Constitutional Law in the United States of America
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The General Principles of Constitutional Law in the United States of America
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The General Principles of Constitutional Law in the United States of America
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The General Principles of Constitutional Law in the United States of America
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Corwin, or the editors of the 1978 Princeton University Press edition of
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Development of constitutional law jurisprudence as to due process of law
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Establishment clause of Amendment I of the United States Constitution
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work, Cooley's treatise on torts made extensive use of citations to
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wrote, the voices of two great contemporaries Thomas M. Cooley and
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Michigan Supreme Court Historical Society: Thomas McIntyre Cooley
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Case law featuring opinions prominently written by Justice Cooley
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the Detroit and Howell R.R. Co. v. the Township Board of Salem
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Commentaries on the Constitution of the United States Volume 1
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Full faith and credit clause of the United States Constitution
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of the United States Constitution (a clause contained within
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Commentaries on the laws of England: in four books, Volume 1
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Collegial citation of Thomas M. Cooley's theories of law
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The Southwestern Political and Social Science Quarterly
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Cooley v. Board of Wardens of the Port of Philadelphia
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This is a process of law described in the concept of
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He was a charter member and first chairman of the 604:in all the state constitutions, and is a matter of 696:Commentaries on the laws of England: in four books 492:wrote as to the legal essentiality of the concept 456:thereinafter cited the Third Edition of Cooley's 356:In 1878, Cooley completed and published his work 1144: 970:"SOME POLITICAL IDEAS OF THOMAS McINTYRE COOLEY" 293:With Mary Horton he had six children, including 304: 836:" www.law.umich.edu Retrieved January 8, 2012. 823:" www.law.umich.edu Retrieved January 8, 2012. 771:Bibliography of the United States Constitution 397: 1188:People of the Interstate Commerce Commission 1168:Chief justices of the Michigan Supreme Court 1048:The Chicago History of American Civilization 717:(which posits that towns and cities have no 560:," which is a notification to plaintiffs in 410:A Treatise on the Constitutional Limitations 297:, a distinguished American sociologist, and 470:Establishment Clause of the First Amendment 1218:Presidents of the American Bar Association 1198:Deans of University of Michigan Law School 713:In a contrasting legal theorem to that of 698:(2nd Ed., revised & expanded) (Chicago 476:), "t is also supported by Cooley in his 1203:University of Michigan Law School faculty 1173:Deans of law schools in the United States 949:Pallamary, Michael J. (August 15, 2015). 948: 534:Freedom of the Press in the United States 1122:History and Traditions: Thomas M. Cooley 1031:The Constitution and What it Means Today 1015:The Constitution and What it Means Today 630:, Callaghan and Company, Chicago, 1872, 522:The Constitution and What it Means Today 454:The Constitution and What it Means Today 403: 338:General Principles of Constitutional Law 202: 190: 1193:American scholars of constitutional law 821:History and Traditions: Thomas M Cooley 815: 813: 811: 809: 807: 805: 803: 776: 766:List of Johns Hopkins University people 634:, Callaghan and Company, Chicago, 1884. 366:A Treatise on the Law of Eminent Domain 195:Cooley grave in front of Cooley family 1213:Justices of the Michigan Supreme Court 1145: 967: 536:, Corwin writes: n about half of the 219:, who had just completed a term as a 181:are named in Justice Cooley's honor. 800: 432:Renowned constitutional law scholar 184:Justice Cooley is recognized by the 1120:University of Michigan Law School: 207:In 1824, Thomas Cooley was born in 13: 708: 14: 1229: 268:University of Michigan Law School 188:as a "Michigan Legal Milestone". 159:, a position he held until 1883. 157:University of Michigan Law School 750: 478:Principles of Constitutional Law 458:Principles of Constitutional Law 322: 313: 177:and Cooley Elementary School in 115: 31: 1093: 1078: 1066: 1053: 1036: 1023: 1007: 992: 878:(1st ed.), Boston, Mass.: 694:Thomas McIntyre Cooley, (1872) 616: 392:in the United States of America 254:in 1848. 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Index


Attica, New York
Ann Arbor, Michigan
University of Michigan
liberty of contracts

Justice
Chief Justice
Michigan Supreme Court
Charles Cooley
Interstate Commerce Commission
Dean
University of Michigan Law School
Thomas M. Cooley Law School
Lansing, Michigan
Cooley High School
Detroit
Waterford, Michigan
State Bar of Michigan

obelisk
Attica, New York
Attica Academy
Theron Strong
U.S. Representative
New York
House of Representatives
United States Congress
Adrian, Michigan
slavery

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